....the kitchen - just kidding Actually what I meant was Vermont. There are many reasons why I feel proud to call Vermont my home - most of them have to do with the outlook of the people who live here regarding many things. It is the outlook of the people that has resulted in Vermont being ranked as the best overall state for women to reside in the country. The study was done by the Institue for Women's Policy Research and takes into account five areas - pay, health and acess to care, political clout, reproductive rights and social status. The worst? Mississippi
This is true - I'm sure every province in Canada and many other countries top Vermont, but for those who reside in the states - Vermont is the place to be
I'll be happy in the kitchen depending on what we're doing in there. (; But seriously that's interesting I didn't know that I would think that a metropolitan area would provide more equality in terms of gender- alright with that said I have to go to class to even further surpass the education our degree-less male CPO has.
Depending on where you are living, Vermont can be very affordable. If you're living in a tourist town, then yes it can be expensive, but there are plenty of other parts of the state where the cost of living is pretty decent.
I grew up at the base of Waterville Valley in NH. Lived there for my first 15 years of life and consider myself incredibly fortunate to have grown up in New England. We spent a lot of time in Vermont too. We went to Sugarloaf for our ski vacation most winters (sometimes we headed up to Quebec). Vermont is indeed a wonderful state. So beautiful (as is most of New England) and such a down to earth atmosphere. Oh, and in case I haven't mentioned it yet... I miss maple sugar candies.
Yes, some other group has done an international study on this too. Sweden ranked number one. The worst? Niger.
Niger... lord, one of my best friends is in Niger. She's 5'2", blonde and blue eyed But she seemed pretty ok last time I talked to her Woo! Sweden!! I so need to do the tourist thing there. eh, mostly I was just commenting on the fact that the study mentioned in the first post only focused on the States. Seems like everythign is about the states when you live in Canada... frickin ridiculous.
Y'know ihmurria, you're so right... I've lived here in Canada my whole life and I can honestly agree that the American influence is unbelievable. I'm not trashing Americans, I like Americans... but sometimes it gets suffocating - where's the Canadian identity?
Face it: You'll never be anything more than America's attic! (which, mind you, is better than Mexico--America's basement!)
If it were that easy, I'd live in America's attic, but considering its not - I choose the best place in the states. no disrespect was meant towards other parts of the world with this thread
bwaha, dual citizenship rules! Sorry.... my mom was born an American, I was born in Canada, so I apparently have dual citizenship. Thinking about moving to Portland Oregon when I finish univ...my gparents live there.
I was looking at University of Toronto for grad school... It started to look really good after the elections... But I would die. It's just too bloody cold up there. So, UC San Diego is still my first choice...
Toronto's awesome... I've only been there once but it was nice. And it doesn't get that cold there... usually only -20C towards teh end of January. Here in Saskatchewan, we usually get a full week of -40C (which I believe is -40F as well) in Jan or Feb. Now that's cold. -20 is manageable.
The windy city-not very windy after all. I remember in the springtime it was 75 degrees in the middle of the afternoon and 40 degrees by late at night.
